House of the Week: Condos in Glens Falls

Have you been to Glens Falls lately? It’s a nice little city that has made big improvements to its downtown in recent years. This week’s House of the Week is a converted convent at 93 Maple St., built in 1963. Instead of nuns’ quarters, it now houses 21 condos, of which 14 are on the market. The units range is size from 973 to 1,273 square feet and have one or two bedrooms. Features include quartz countertops, bamboo flooring, a wine bar, soaking tub, balcony and crown molding. The units in downtown Glens Falls are within walking distance of the Crandall Public Library, the Charles R. Wood Theater, the Civic Center and several restaurants, including the excellent Bistro Tallulah. The condos range in price from $189,900 to $239,900. Each has its own parking space. Homeowner association fee is $250 per month; taxes are an estimated $4,500 per year. Karen Hannon of the Gucciardo Real Estate LLC is handling the listings. The decor in the model units by interior designer Paula McCormick, is negotiable. Listings here. More photos here.

Just shows how staging can sell a property. That is some seriously nice furniture/decorating. I’d like to see the condo when a normal person moves in and puts their bed and couch in there. Bet it won’t look as nice.

I’d like to see one complete condo, not the tour. I realize this style of decorating is very popular today but they all look like upscale hotel suites, not homes. I didn’t realize taxes in GF were that high.

Looks like a couple of different apartments are being shown, and yes, one has that horrible bathroom. But the nice staging in the first one is spot-on for what current buyers (women, probably) want. Paula McCormick did a great job at the Vanguard show house as well- one of the better designers that were featured.

Between taxes and HOA fees + mortgage, you could live in a newer colonial with a yard including paying someone to mow your lawn. It’s fun just sitting back and waiting for this whole condo market to crash again.

Looks like a retirement home to me, but that’s not to say the place isn’t tastefully done. Just a little too “old couple”/grandmotherly for me. I do agree that this is one of the few that you can see someone put a lot of effort into the staging, and it makes a difference.

I’m from Glens Falls and I can’t understand why anyone would pay those prices for that little space! The taxes and HOA fees are crazy! For that kind of money, I want a heck of a lot MORE space! As someone said above, I’ll pay someone to mow and do snow removal and still have money left over! Yikes!!

I think this is way too much money for what you are getting. You add 200K mortgage, plus 625 a month for condo fees and taxes and essentially you have a nice apartment. Better off to pay rent. You are talking $241 per square foot. You can build nicely on that price.

This is Glens Falls. Not Saratoga. Not Albany. Glens Falls. They have done some improvements in downtown but they are not there yet. I could not imagine paying this amount of money for such a small space in Glens Falls. Then don’t forget the added expense of renovating that yellow bathroom. GF is blue collar – that décor, while nice, isn’t going to be suited to people’s tastes who are looking to live in Glens Falls.

Those sure look like the fake fireplaces that you literally take out of a box and plug in. There is very little that is actually interesting or charming about the building and construction materials in units. It has a very institutional vibe in many ways. Which I am certain is amplified in units not slathered in professional decorating money. The “character” that does exist is basically all due to the decorating. And I agree with previous posts that compare the decorating to a nice hotel. Glens Falls has come a long way and has some good things going for it compared to really down on their luck towns in the area. That being said perspective needs to be kept and those prices are not a bet I would make all things considered. Cost to value ratio is off on numerous levels.

Google the address and go to maps for the street view. I believe there are garages for 6 of the units at an addition cost, the rest have a parking space. At the first sale years ago before all this bankruptcy started I believe the additional cost (at that time) was $30,000 per garage!! That’s why they didn’t sell, very nice once you were in your unit but way over priced. The hallways have a motel look. Not for me at that price…but..to each his own!!

For $250/month HOA fees, what do you get besides the basics of lawn care, snow removal and trash? Is there garaged parking or will you be shoveling two feet of snow off your car every winter? Is there a gym in the building or a pool? You could buy a house and pay someone for lawn care, trash and snow removal and still pay less than $250 a month- and have a lot more room! Plus you still have $4500 in taxes on top of that. And you’re paying close to 200k or more for at the most 1300 square feet?? I have two words for this place- RIP-OFF.

I find it hilarious that etc, whose idea of utopia is everyone being forced to live in high-rise condos in Republican-controlled cities, actually likes these given that a) Glens Falls is run by Democrats and b) this is about as far from a high-rise as you can get. Hypocritical much?

The one and only problem I have with these is that they’re in Glens Falls. Nothing against the city itself, but if you work in the core of the Capital Region, you’ll have quite the daily commute. Is it worth it?

I like it! Lots of baby boomers looking to retire and tired of caring for a big house and lawn, would love to live in a place that looks like a nice “hotel”. Very appealing, albiet the gawdy bathroom. Are there any courtyards or gardens? Oh,,yes,,taxes too high,,,that’s NY for you.

seems awfully expensive to me even for city living. might be great for retirees or people who don’t want to deal with maintenance, want something new, and want to be downtown where they have easy access to groceries, restaurants, pharmacies, shops, doctors, etc.

It appears that the Times Union is only posting the negative opinions on this blog. I feel that this practice is unfairly biased. I posted a very positive experience here, and alas, it was removed by the moderator. I am hoping that someone is able to read this before the times union removes this compliant, but I bet that it gets removed soon. Check back and see!

oh please! there are plenty of positive comments all over the tu blogs. there’s even a positive comment above yours! there’s no proof you made a positive comment. did it ever occur to you that someone hit the wrong key on their computer and your positive post – assuming it existed – was accidentally deleted? seeing that there are mere humans running the tu and the blogs, this is possible.

Apparently Glens Falls Native is not a regular reader of this blog! I’d guess 80%+ of the comments are critical of featured properties and frankly these don’t seem so bad, especially given that these are niche properties by almost any standard. The location, small size, and high cost per ft2 surely made for limited buyers even before the associated financial shenanigans.